August 8, 2013
By Thomas J. Donohue and John Engler
America's public K-12 education system isn't making the grade.
: Center for Education and Workforce
August 7, 2013
In this past weekend’s Wall Street Journal, journalist and author Amanda Ripley, profiled a teacher in South Korea who makes $4 million a year. Yes … $4 million.
July 29, 2013
In 2011, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce published a compilation of case studies highlighting the value of business involvement in education reform.
July 17, 2013
Ingrained deep in American culture is the ideal of freedom and sovereignty—the very birth of this nation was through the efforts of people who valued autonomy above all else.
July 15, 2013
By Tom Donohue
July 3, 2013
As we prepare to light up our sparklers, fire up the grill, and celebrate the nation’s birthday, the Senate hung up its party hat on student loans and headed home. The July recess has begun and we are left without any long-term solutions for the student loan interest rate debacle.
July 2, 2013
In late May, a Senate Resolution (SCR 68) to block implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) initiative failed in Louisiana’s Senate by a large margin.
June 25, 2013
As the United States emerges from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, top innovators in business, government, and the civic sector are developing inventive ways to tackle this country’s most pressing issues.
June 21, 2013
On many current measures based on existing state assessments, New Jersey has one of the best public school systems in the country. Our aggregate data consistently place us on the very short list of five top-performing states based on many key measures of success.
June 19, 2013
It has been more than 11 years since the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), commonly known today as No Child Left Behind, has been reauthorized. It’s long overdue for a tune up.